virginia state fact sheet
State Fact Sheet Map
As of January 21, 2004
POPULATION, INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT
Population
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Population
1980
5,346,797
3,965,932
1,380,865
1990
6,189,197
4,775,189
1,414,008
2000
7,078,515
5,528,068
1,550,447
2002 (latest)
7,293,542
5,729,454
1,564,088
For more information on Virginia population, see the County-Level Population Data or the Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room or contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
Income
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Per-capita income (2000 dollars)
1999
30,560
33,268
20,983
2000
31,120
33,887
21,220
Percent change
1.8
1.9
1.1
Earnings per job (2000 dollars)
1999
35,915
38,237
25,346
2000
36,481
38,874
25,328
Percent change
1.6
1.7
-0.1
Poverty rate (percent)
1979
11.8
10.6
15.4
1989
10.2
8.7
15.3
1995
11.2
10.2
15.0
Latest (1999)
9.6
8.4
14.1
For more information on Virginia poverty rates, see the County-Level Poverty Rates data page or the Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room or contact Dean Jolliffe, 202-694-5430
Employment
Variable
State
Metro *
Nonmetro *
Total number of jobs
1999
4,308,063
3,531,981
776,082
2000
4,431,631
3,648,780
782,851
Unemployment rate (percent)
2000
2.2
1.9
3.6
2001
3.5
3.1
4.9
For more information on Virginia unemployment rates, see the County-Level Unemployment and Median Household Income data page or the Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room or contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
Percent employment change
1998-1999
1.3
1.4
1.0
1999-2000
2.8
3.2
1.2
2000-2001
0.5
0.5
0.4
Percent of 1997 employment in farm and farm-related jobs
Total
14.2
12.2
23.5
Production
1.5
0.7
5.4
Farm inputs
0.2
0.1
0.5
Processing & marketing
2.4
1.4
7.1
Wholesale & retail trade
9.3
9.3
9.2
See the complete Farm and Farm-Related Employment data for Virginia or contact Alex Majchrowicz, 202-694-5355.
* See the measures of rurality for Virginia: rural-urban continuum codes and urban influence codes
For more information on socioeconomic conditions see the Rural Emphasis Page,
or contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435.
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 and 1997 Census of Agriculture
Variable
1992
1997
Total land area (million acres)
24.90
24.90
Total farmland (million acres)
8.30
8.23
Percent of total land area
33.3
33.0
Cropland (million acres)
4.31
4.32
Percent of total farmland
52.0
52.5
Percent irrigated
1.4
1.9
Percent in pasture
35.4
35.2
Farmland in conservation and wetland
reserve program (million acres)
0.06
0.09
Percent of total farmland
0.7
1.1
Woodland (million acres)
2.60
2.51
Percent of total farmland
31.3
30.6
Percent in pasture
25.4
23.6
Pastureland (million acres)
1.10
1.07
Percent of total farmland
13.3
13.1
Other land (million acres)
0.28
0.32
Percent of total farmland
3.4
3.9
Average farm size (acres)
197
200
Farms by size (percent)
1 to 99 acres
52.5
52.0
100 to 499 acres
38.5
38.9
500 to 999 acres
6.0
6.0
1000 to 1,999 acres
2.3
2.2
2,000 or more acres
0.7
0.8
Farms by sales (percent)
Less than $50,000
85.4
85.2
$50,000 to $99,999
4.6
4.8
$100,000 to $499,999
8.2
7.4
More than $500,000
1.8
2.6
Tenure of farmers
Full owner (farms)
26,492
25,644
Percent of total
62.7
62.4
Part owner (farms)
12,599
12,467
Percent of total
29.8
30.3
Tenant owner (farms)
3,131
2,984
Percent of total
7.4
7.3
Farm organization
Individuals/family (farms)
38,026
37,286
Percent of total
90.1
90.7
Partnerships (farms)
3,786
3,425
Percent of total
9.0
8.3
Non-family corporations (farms)
167
158
Percent of total
0.4
0.4
Others (farms)
243
226
Percent of total
0.6
0.5
Average operator age (years)
56
56
Percent with farming as their occupation
46.4
44.8
For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm income and value added data
Variable
2001
2002
Number of farms
49,000
49,000
Thousands $
Final crop output
713,910
673,206
+ Final animal output
1,713,282
1,448,878
+ Services and forestry
412,941
545,407
= Final agricultural sector output
2,840,133
2,667,491
- Intermediate consumption outlays
1,410,459
1,413,570
+ Net government transactions
33,107
66,582
= Gross value added
1,462,781
1,320,504
- Capital consumption
404,218
416,048
= Net value added
1,058,563
904,456
- Factor payments
398,188
396,501
Employee compensation (total hired labor)
200,051
198,509
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords
42,731
39,039
Real estate and nonreal estate interest
155,406
158,953
= Net farm income
660,375
507,955
Value-added and farm income tables are available for downloading from the ERS web page as Lotus Wk1 files. For more information contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
Farm balance sheet as of December 31
Variable
2001
2002
Thousands $
Farm assets
22,763,627
23,695,606
Real estate
18,390,636
19,424,648
Nonreal estate
4,372,991
4,270,958
Farm debt
2,211,612
2,356,297
Real estate
1,308,226
1,440,121
Nonreal estate
903,387
916,176
Equity
20,552,015
21,339,309
Ratios
Percent
Debt/equity
10.8
11.0
Debt/assets
9.7
9.9
Farm balance sheet tables are available for downloading from the ERS web page as Lotus Wk1 files. For more information contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
TOP COMMODITIES, EXPORTS, AND COUNTIES
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2002
Commodity
Value of receipts
thousand $
Percent of state total
farm receipts
Percent of US value
1. Broilers
390,300
18.0
2.9
2. Cattle and calves
322,331
14.8
0.8
3. Dairy products
267,386
12.3
1.3
4. Greenhouse/nursery
183,219
8.4
1.3
5. Turkeys
165,016
7.6
6.2
All commodities
2,172,890
1.1
For more details about Virginia's top agriculture commodities, see Leading commodities for cash receipts, or contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2002
Commodity
Rank among
states
Value
million $
1. Live animals and meat
18
91.1
2. Poultry and products
8
71.2
3. Tobacco unmfd.
6
70.7
4. Wheat and products
26
54.9
5. Soybeans and products
20
43.2
Overall
30
477.2
For more information on exports see State Export Data or the Agricultural Trade Briefing Room or contact Carol Whitton, 202-694-5287.
Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 1997
Counties
Percent of state's
total receipts
Million $
1. Rockingham
18.7
438.1
2. Augusta
5.9
138.7
3. Page
4.9
115.2
4. Accomack
3.6
84.8
5. Shenandoah
3.1
73.0
State total
2,343.5
For more information about the Census of Agriculture see the National Agricultural
Statistics Service's web page, or call 1-800-727-9540.
DATA SOURCES:
Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Regional Economic Information System, June 2002, Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
1990 and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room, Economic Research Service, USDA.
Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by:
Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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